1982 Kansas City Royals season

Major League Baseball team season

1982 Kansas City Royals

League| American League
Division| West
Ballpark| Royals Stadium
City| Kansas City, Missouri
Owners| Ewing Kauffman
General managers| John Schuerholz
Managers| Dick Howser
Television| WDAF-TV
(Al Wisk, Denny Trease)
Radio| WIBW (AM)
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)
| <- 1981 | Seasons | 1983 ->

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The 1982 Kansas City Royals season was their 14th in Major League Baseball. The Royals finished second in the American League West at 90–72, three games behind the California Angels in the first full season as manager for Dick Howser. Hal McRae led the team with 27 home runs and led the American League in runs batted in (133, a single-season franchise record) and doubles (46). Dan Quisenberry's 35 saves was also tops in the American League.

## Offseason

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* October 23, 1981: Manny Castillo was traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Bud Black to the Royals on March 2, 1982.[1]
* December 11, 1981: Clint Hurdle was traded by the Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Brown.[2]
* December 11, 1981: Jerry Martin was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Rich Gale and Bill Laskey.[3]
* January 14, 1982: Ken Phelps was traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Grant Jackson.[4]
* February 18, 1982: Dennis Littlejohn was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Cornell.[5]
* March 23, 1982: Rance Mulliniks was traded by the Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays for Phil Huffman.[6]
* March 30, 1982: Renie Martin, Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker, and Brad Wellman were traded by the Royals to the San Francisco Giants for Vida Blue and Bob Tufts.[7]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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AL West Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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California Angels | 93 | 69  | .574  | —  | 52‍–‍29  | 41‍–‍40
Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72  | .556  | 3  | 56‍–‍25  | 34‍–‍47
Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75  | .537  | 6  | 49‍–‍31  | 38‍–‍44
Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86  | .469  | 17  | 42‍–‍39  | 34‍–‍47
Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94  | .420  | 25  | 36‍–‍45  | 32‍–‍49
Texas Rangers | 64 | 98  | .395  | 29  | 38‍–‍43  | 26‍–‍55
Minnesota Twins | 60 | 102  | .370  | 33  | 37‍–‍44  | 23‍–‍58

### Record vs. opponents

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1982 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Team  | BAL  | BOS  | CAL  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | KC  | MIL  | MIN  | NYY  | OAK  | SEA  | TEX  | TOR
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 9–4–1 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–3
Boston | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6
California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–4
Chicago | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 8–4
Cleveland | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6
Detroit | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–7
Kansas City | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8
Milwaukee | 4–9–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4
Minnesota | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 2–10 | 3–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7
New York | 2–11 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 10–2 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–7
Oakland | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9
Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–5
Texas | 3–9 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 4–9 | — | 4–8
Toronto | 3–10 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | —

### Notable transactions

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#### Draft picks

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* June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball draft
* Will Clark was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round, but did not sign.[8]
* Bret Saberhagen was drafted by the Royals in the 19th round. Player signed July 26, 1982.[9]
* Andy Stankiewicz was drafted by the Royals in the 26th round, but did not sign.[10]
* Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 15, 1982.[11]

### Roster

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1982 Kansas City Royals roster

Roster
Pitchers

* 31 Mike Armstrong
* 40 Bud Black
* 33 Vida Blue
* 37 Derek Botelho
* 39 Bill Castro
* 21 Keith Creel
* 28 Dave Frost
* 32 Larry Gura
* 48 Don Hood
* 36 Grant Jackson
* 22 Dennis Leonard
* 29 Dan Quisenberry
* 34 Paul Splittorff
* 27,36 Bob Tufts
* 35 Jim Wright

|  | Catchers

* 9 Jamie Quirk
* 7 Don Slaught
* 12 John Wathan

Infielders

* 24 Willie Aikens
* 1 Buddy Biancalana
* 5 George Brett
* 2 Onix Concepción
* 45 Kelly Heath
* 17 Tim Ireland
* 35 Ron Johnson
* 14 Lee May
* 4 Greg Pryor
* 18 Rance Mulliniks
* 30 U L Washington
* 16 Dennis Werth
* 20 Frank White

|  | Outfielders

* 23 César Gerónimo
* 27 Steve Hammond
* 25 Jerry Martin
* 26 Amos Otis
* 3 Tom Poquette
* 38 Bombo Rivera
* 57 Mark Ryal
* 6 Willie Wilson

Other batters

* 11 Hal McRae

|  | Manager

* 10 Dick Howser

Coaches

* 43 Cloyd Boyer
* 40 Rocky Colavito
* 42 José Martínez
* 41 Joe Nossek
* 44 Jimmie Schaffer

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos  | Player  | G  | AB  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI

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C | John Wathan | 121 | 448 | 121 | .270 | 3 | 51
1B | Willie Aikens | 134 | 466 | 131 | .281 | 17 | 74
2B | Frank White | 145 | 524 | 156 | .298 | 11 | 56
SS | U L Washington | 119 | 437 | 125 | .286 | 10 | 60
3B | George Brett | 144 | 552 | 166 | .301 | 21 | 82
LF | Willie Wilson | 136 | 585 | 194 | .332 | 3 | 46
CF | Amos Otis | 125 | 475 | 136 | .286 | 11 | 88
RF | Jerry Martin | 147 | 519 | 138 | .266 | 15 | 65
DH | Hal McRae | 159 | 613 | 189 | .308 | 27 | 133

#### Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player  | G  | AB  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI

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Onix Concepción | 74 | 205 | 48 | .234 | 0 | 15
Greg Pryor | 73 | 152 | 41 | .270 | 2 | 12
Steve Hammond | 46 | 126 | 29 | .230 | 1 | 11
César Gerónimo | 53 | 119 | 32 | .269 | 4 | 23
Don Slaught | 43 | 115 | 32 | .278 | 3 | 8
Lee May | 42 | 91 | 28 | .308 | 3 | 12
Jamie Quirk | 36 | 78 | 18 | .231 | 1 | 5
Tom Poquette | 24 | 62 | 9 | .145 | 0 | 3
Dennis Werth | 41 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2
Ron Johnson | 8 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 0
Mark Ryal | 6 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0
Bombo Rivera | 5 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0
Tim Ireland | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0
Buddy Biancalana | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0
Kelly Heath | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Larry Gura | 37 | 248.0 | 18 | 12 | 4.03 | 98
Vida Blue | 31 | 181.0 | 13 | 12 | 3.78 | 103
Paul Splittorff | 29 | 162.0 | 10 | 10 | 4.28 | 74
Dennis Leonard | 21 | 130.2 | 10 | 6 | 5.10 | 58

#### Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Bud Black | 22 | 88.1 | 4 | 6 | 4.58 | 40
Dave Frost | 21 | 81.2 | 6 | 6 | 5.51 | 26
Bill Castro | 21 | 75.2 | 3 | 2 | 3.45 | 37
Keith Creel | 9 | 41.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.40 | 13
Derek Botelho | 8 | 24.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.13 | 12

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Dan Quisenberry | 72 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 2.57 | 46
Mike Armstrong | 52 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3.20 | 75
Don Hood | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.51 | 31
Grant Jackson | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.17 | 15
Bob Tufts | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 13
Jim Wright | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.32 | 9

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Omaha Royals | American Association | Joe Sparks
AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Gene Lamont
A | Fort Myers Royals | Florida State League | Rick Mathews
A | Charleston Royals | South Atlantic League | Roy Tanner
Rookie | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Joe Jones
Rookie | Butte Copper Kings | Pioneer League | Tommy Jones

## Notes

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1. ^ Bud Black at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Clint Hurdle at Baseball Reference
3. ^ "Jerry Martin Stats".
4. ^ Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference
5. ^ "Dennis Littlejohn Stats".
6. ^ Rance Mulliniks at Baseball Reference
7. ^ "Blue Traded to Royals (Published 1982)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016.
8. ^ Will Clark at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Bret Saberhagen at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Andy Stankiewicz at Baseball Reference
11. ^ Cecil Fielder at Baseball Reference

## References

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* Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

## External links

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* 1982 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
* 1982 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac

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1982 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York
* Toronto

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1982 MLB draft
* 1982 All-Star Game
* 1982 World Series

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